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May 5, 1999
(The ^Ip rtla u b (Dbsemer
P O L IC E N E W S
Crime Witness Program
Expands Across the West
U nder an agreem ent signed by
the B onneville Pow er A d m in istra­
tion (B P A ) and the B ureau o f R ec­
lam ation (B O R ), the tw o agencies
w ill jo in tly run the C rim e W itness
Program . The $ 100,000 agreem ent
expands the program from its o rig i­
nal base in the Pacific N orthw est
into all 17 w estern states.
T he C rim e W itness P rogram is
a b road neighborh o o d -w atch -sty le
c rim e p re v e n tio n p ro g ra m in ­
te n d ed to com bat crim e, red u ce
v an d alism , increase p o w er system
re lia b ility , con tro l co sts and keep
rates low. BPA A d m in istrato r Judi
Jo h an sen stated: “ W e are very
p le ase d w ith this allia n c e b etw een
o u r tw o ag en cies. It is a n atu ral
fit. L ev erag in g ea ch a g e n c y ’s re ­
so u rces in this c o n s tru c tiv e p a rt­
n ersh ip is good for B P A , the BO R,
o u r cu sto m e rs, the p o w er system
and the g re a te r p u b lic in te re s t.”
T he C rim e W itn ess P ro g ram
o f f e r s c a s h r e w a r d s o f u p to
$ 1,000 fo r in fo rm a tio n le ad in g to
th e a rre st an d c o n v ic tio n o f p e r­
so n s c o m m ittin g c rim e s a g a in st
B P A o r B O R fa c ilitie s , p ro p erty
o r p e rso n n e l. S ig n s p o ste d at fa­
c ilitie s d ire c t in fo rm a n ts to call
to ll free 8 0 0 -4 3 7 -2 7 4 4 to rep o rt
s u sp ic io u s o r c rim in a l a c tiv itie s
in c o m p le te c o n fid e n c e .
BPA originally created its C rim e
W itness P rogram in 1994 to ask the
p u b lic to help fight crim e on its
facilities. B e fo re th e p ro g ram ,
crim e d irected ag a in st B PA p e r­
sonnel, p ro p erty an d assets cost the
ag en cy m ore th an $1 m illio n each
year. Since 1994, the p ro g ram g en ­
erated hund red s o f te lep h o n e tip s
resu ltin g in d o zen s o f arrests, th o u ­
sands o f d o llars in rec o v ered p ro p ­
erty and restitu tio n , an d d eterred
future crim e. C rim e -re lated costs
h av e fallen m ore than a th ird sin ce
in stitu tio n o f th e program .
Funds Available to Support
Tourism Program s/Projects
Nonprofit and Public Agencies Invited to Submit Applications
Clark County, City o fV ancouver
an d the L odging T ax A d v iso ry
C om m ittee (L T A C ) an nounces the
availability o f funds to non-p ro fit
and public agencies for the p u r­
p ose o f supporting tourism pro-
g ram s/p ro je c ts th a t p ro v id e r e ­
gional long term econom ic d ev e l­
opm ent im pact and ben efit to C lark
C ounty. $100,000 in g rants w ill be
available in 1999.
A n application conference w ill be
held on M ay 12, 1999, 7:00 p.m. at
M aple G rove M iddle School, 12500
N E 199'h street. B attle G ro u n d -ju s t
east o f the intersection o f the 199th
and Highw ays 503 - to provide in-
formation and answer questions about
the grant program in general and the
request for concept proposals in spe­
cific. Interested organizations will
be required to subm it a one-page
concept paper outlining their pro-
gram /projectby M ay 28th. TheL A T C
w ill then review the concept propos­
als and request more detailed appli­
cations from those that m erit further
consideration.
The LATC is looking for, and will
give piority to:
• Program s/ projects that increase
the out-of-tow n overnight stays in
Clark County lodging establishm ents
’ P rogram s/p ro jects th at create
ad d itio n al lo n g -term day trip s into
C lark C ounty
• Program s/projects that help cre­
ate a tourism infrastructure that re­
sults in long term benefit to the com ­
munity
• Program s/projects that help cre­
ate a m axim um econom ic benefit to
the com m unity
• Program s/projects that can es­
tablish clear and meaningful outcome
perform ance m easures/indicators by
w hich the program /project can be
evaluated
• N on-profit organizations/public
agencies that have a track reco rd 'o f
com m unity involvem ent
Vancouver Schedules
Heritage Activities
H erita g e W eek en d 1999, set for
M ay 7-9, lead s o f f a full m onth o f
e v e n ts a n d a c t i v i t i e s o n th e
V a n c o u v e r N atio n al H isto ric R e­
s e rv e . F o llo w in g th e N a tio n a l
T ru st fo r H isto ric P re se rv a tio n
them e, “ P ro te c tin g th e Irre p la c e ­
a b le ,” V a n c o u v e r’s H erita g e E d u ­
c a tio n P ro g ram w ill first h o n o r
v o lu n te e rs at a M arsh a ll H ouse
re c e p tio n on F rid a y , M ay 7.
S aturday, M ay 8, w ill feature a
full day o f events including Fort
V a n c o u v e r a r c h a e o lo g y to u r s ,
V ancouver B arracks tours, N ative
A m erican S torytelling and H aw ai­
ian in terpretative dancing. G rant
H o u se w ill fe a tu re a h an d s-o n
A m erican Flag Q u ilt Project, tours,
gardening tips and m usic by the
w hiskey Flats Brass Band. G old fe­
ver strikes at the W ater Resources
E ducation C enter, w ith all-day gold
panning presented by the N orthw est
M ineral Prospectors Club. A col­
lection o f antique assay er’s scales
will be on display in the atrium and
the video, “N om e,” w ill be show n at
11 a.m . and 1 and 3 p.m.
Sunday, M ay 9 w ill feature m ore
tours, talk s and s to ry te llin g , and a
sp ecial h igh tea at the h isto ric
M arsh all H ouse. T he tea ev en t is
sp o n so re d
by
F r ie n d s
of
V an c o u v er and is fu n d ra ise r for
the C aptain V ancouver M onum ent.
T ic k ets are $18 and av a ila b le at
G rant H o u se, M a rsh all H o u se and
C h e sh ire C at. F o r m o re in fo rm a­
tio n call 735-1 141 o r 6 9 3 -3 1 0 3 .
The V ancouver N ational Historic
Reserve was established by congress
in N ovem ber 1996. It is m ade up o f
O ffic ers R ow H isto ric D istric t,
Vancouver Barracks, Fort V ancouver
N ation Historic Site, Pearson A ir
M useum and Jack M urdock A via­
tion Center, the W ater Resources
Education C enter, M arine Park and
the W aterfront Trail.
U p co m in g h e rita g e e v e n ts on
th e R eserv e in M ay in c lu d e co m ­
m e m o ratio n o f V a n c o u v e r B ar­
ra c k s' 15 0 ,h A n n iv ersa ry on M ay
13-15 an d Q u een V ic to ria ’s B irth ­
day c e le b ra tio n a t F o rt V an c o u v er
Fish and Animal
Painting on Display
W ater Resource« Education Center
Photographic prints and oil paint­
ings by artist Lin Haak will be on
display in the W ater Resources Educa­
tion Center gallery M ay 1 through 29.
H er w ork depicts w ildlife from
the C olum bia, Snake and W illam ette
rivers. H er painting style is referred
to as “en plein air” (in the fresh air).
H aak uses oil p aints and creates
m ixed m edia com positions with pho­
tographic prints.
The w ater Resources Education
C enter is at 4600 SE C olum bia W ay.
east o f M arine Park.
will perform the popular jazz con­
c e rto !
A rtis tic D ir e c to r, D r.
K issinger, an Eastm an School o f
M usic g rad u a te, has p erfo rm ed
throughout the United States and
Europe as a soloist and orchestra
musician. He perform ed over 200
concerts inN orth Carolina while serv­
ing as a North C arolina A rtist-In-
Residence, and was a m em ber o f
both the Spoleto Festival in Italy and
the H eidelberg O pera Orchestra. He
founded the A m erican Music Festi­
val in Beauport, N orth Carolina,
w hich is now in its ninth season. In
addition to serving as co- founder and
w hich prem iered last Septem ber to
over 11.000 people in addition to the
“Clarinet Concerto" and music from
S A L E M - T h e O re g o n o f R e p ­
rese n tativ es p assed a bill W e d n es­
day d esig n ed to tak e so m e o f the
v io le n ce o ut o f o u r sch o o ls.
T he b ill, au th o re d by Rep. Jane
L o k a n , R - M il w a u k ie , d ir e c ts
sc h o o l d is tric ts to ta k e a c tio n
ag a in st stu d e n ts w h o th re a te n v io ­
lence o r harm in p u b lic sch o o ls.
Rep. L o k an said , “ 4 5 0 stu d e n ts
w e r e e x p e l l e d f ro m O r e g o n
sch o o ls d istric ts to d ate - 135 o f
them had fire arm s. W e ’v e g o t to
g et a h an d le on sc h o o l v io le n c e ,”
T h e H ouse b ill w o u ld g iv e a
sc h o o l a d m in is tra to r se v e ra l
ch o ic e s o f ac tio n a g a in st an y s tu ­
d en t w h o has th re a te n e d to in ju re
an o th e r p erso n o r se v erely d a m ­
age school p roperty. T hey include:
• R em o v al from th e classro o m
• Placing the students in the office o f
the school principal, co u n selo r or
licensed m ental health p ro fessio n al.
• R e q u irin g an e v a lu a tio n by a li­
ce n se d c o u n selo r, p sy c h o lo g ist or
p sy c h iatrist b efo re allo w in g the
stu d e n t to retu rn to th e classro o m
• M an d ato ry p are n tal n o tific atio n .
T he b ill also allo w s sch o o l d is­
tricts to en ter into co n tra c ts w ith
lic en sed m en tal h ealth care givers
and to a llo ca te funds to im p lem en t
the new policies.
R e p . L o k a n g a v e c r e d it to
D eborah B arnes, a teach er at Sabin
S k illC en te rin M ilw aukie, for com ­
ing up w ith the idea for the bill.
Consumer Fraud
T h e Irv in g to n -A la m e d a are a
has re c e n tly b ee n h it by a d o o r-to -
d o o r m a g az in e so lic ita tio n c o m ­
p any from o u t o f state. T he sa le s­
p e o p le go d o o r-to -d o o r se llin g
m ag azin e su b sc rip tio n s claim in g
th ey are try in g to earn m o n ey to go
to E urope. W h en th e h o m eo w n er
te lls th e sa le sp e rso n “ n o ” they
b ec o m e v ery ag g re ssiv e an d a b u ­
siv e. S ev eral h av e trie d to fo rce
th e ir w ay in to th e hom e. T he c o m ­
p an y n am e is c a lle d “ G re at L akes
C irc u la tio n ” an d th ey re c ru it ru n ­
aw ay te e n a g e rs from o u t o f state.
T h ey h av e also rep rese n ted th e m ­
selv es as “ S e a rs” re p a ir p erso n s
claim in g th ey w ere at th e ho m e to
fix an ap p lian ce. P o lice h av e re-
dow s and w alking through the back
y ard s o f th e se h om es.
W hat can you do to protect y o u r­
self? D o not open your door to a
u n fam iliar face. T alk to the person
through the door. D on ’ t buy from an
unfam iliar com pany. A sk for m ore
inform ation. L egitim ate businesses
u nderstand that you w ant m ore in­
form ation about their com pany and
are happy to com ply. I f you are not
com fortable talking to them face-
to-face, ask them to m ail you the
inform ation. N ever give out your
credit card or bank account num ber
to u n fam iliar com panies. Be aw are
that any personal or financial infor­
m ation you provide m ay be sold to
o th er com panies.
sa lesm en ” from this co m p an y o b ­
tain ed his in fo rm atio n and p assed
it on to A tto rn ey G e n e ra l’s O ffice
w h ich is c u rre n tly in v e stig a tin g
this com pany. N o rth ea st O ffic ers
co n tin u ed to m o n ito r th e ir a c tiv i­
ties for sev eral d ay s, in clu d in g
to w in g th e ir v eh icle fo r no in su r­
ance. T h eir a c tiv itie s a p p e a r to
h av e sto p p ed in o u r area for the
tim e being. B efo re you b u y from
an u n fam iliar o rg a n iz a tio n , ch eck
it o ut w ith som e o f th ese groups:
• N ational Fraud In fo rm atio n C e n ­
ter
1-8 0 0 -8 7 6 -7 0 6 0
• F ed eral T rad e C o m m issio n
1 -202-326-2222
• S tate A tto rn ey G en eral
(5 0 3 )2 2 9 -5 5 7 6
Anti-Graffiti Effort Leads to Arrests
Four arrests were made on charges
related to graffiti tagging during a five-
day operation conducted by Southeast
Precinct. The m ission focused on an
area o f inner Southeast Portland which
has been hard hit by graffiti vandals.
Both uniform and plain-clothes offic­
ers participated. Following up on in­
formation obtained during the effort,
one residence was searched and a large
quantity o f graffiti crime evidence
seized. One individual was taken into
custody after being caught in the act o f
spray painting graffiti on a building.
Individuals charged include:
19- year-old Jonathon A. Selkregg,
Criminal M ischief II
20- year-old Andre w J. Auc h, Crimi­
nal Mischief II/Unlawfully Possessing
Graffiti Implement/Possession o f a
T R I-M E T
Controlled Substance
18- year-old Tamas Bakas, Unlaw­
fully Possessing Graffiti Implement
Possession o f a Controlled Substance.
19- year-old Jonah W. Bowron, Un­
lawfully Possessing Graffiti Implement
Pedestrian Failure to Use Crosswalk
Five additional arrests were made
on warrants or drug related charges.
Future missions are planned.
NEW S
IN T E R S T A T E MAX OPEN HOUSES
The Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods and
the North Portland Neighborhood Office, along with Tri-Met,
the City of Portland and Metro, invite you to learn about
the proposed Interstate MAX light rail line.
Monday, May 3
4-8 pm
INTERSTATE
MAX
Emanuel Hospital-Lorenzen Ctr.
2801 N Gantenbein, Portland
Proposed
Alignment
(bus lines: 4-Fessenden, 33-Fremont
or 40-Mocks Crest)
Sponsored by the Urban League
on M ay 23.
travo! Vancouver Concert Series
The third installment o f the 1998-
99 Bravo! Vancouver Concert Series
takes place on Sunday, M ay 16 at 3:00
at St. Joseph Church in Vancouver,
400 S. Andresen Road. The concert,
titled “The Wild, W ild W est”, features
music by Aaron Copland, as well as
arrangements o f famous Western songs
and cowboy melodies. C opland's fa­
m ous ballet suite “Rodeo” will be per­
formed by the Bravo! Orchestra.
A aron C op lan d ’s “C larinet
C oncerto” , w ritten for ja zz legend
B enny G oodm an w ill open the pro­
gram . C larinet soloist and Bravo
House Passes School
Anti-violence Bill
“ R odeo”, an arrangem ent o f famous
w estern cow boy songs called “A
C ow boy Fantasy” is also on the pro­
gram. “This concert is designed to
be fun and entertaining for our audi­
ence,” says Dr. M aria M anzo, con­
ductor. “O ur M arch program was
J.S. B ach ’ St. M atthew Passion,
w hich is a very difficult and intense
piece o f m usic, both for the choir and
for the audience. This concert is
m uch lighter, and w ill be a great way
to spend an early spring afternoon.”
Tickets are available at St. Joseph
Church (696-4407) and at F red Meyer
FASTIXX outlets ( 1-800-992-8499).
General adm ission seating is $10; re­
served seating is $12. F orm ore infor­
mation, call www.bravoconcerts.com.
Thursday, May 6
4-8 pm
Kaiser Town Hall
3704 N Interstate Ave., Portland
(bus line: 5-Interstate)
Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente
Wednesday, May 12
4-8 pm
Kaiser Town Hall
3704 N Interstate Ave., Portland
(bus line: 5-lntenWte)
Sponsored by Coalition for
a Livable Future
You can also comment on the
Supplemental Draft Environmental
Impact Statement that describes the
benefits, costs and impacts o f the
Interstate MAX line.
For information call:
(503) 962-2499
T T Y (503) 238-5811
www.tri-met.org
METRO
Improvements Scheduled for
164th and 162nd Avenues
S ta rtin g M ay 3, th e c ity o f
V an c o u v er w ill b eg in im p ro v e­
m ents to 16 4 ,h an d 162nd av en u es
from SE 1" S treet to N E 9 ,h S treet.
T he w ork in clu d es a lan d scap ed
m edian w ith tw o traffic lanes in
each d irec tio n an d se p arate left-
turn lanes. T he m ed ian strip e s w ill
be c o n stru c te d first, fo llo w ed by
p av in g and lan d sca p in g D uring
the c o n s tric tio n p erio d th e re w ill
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be m in o r traffic re v isio n s, b u t one
lane o f traffic w ill be m a in tain ed
in each d ire c tio n at all tim es.
T he p ro jec t w ill run through
ap p ro x im ate ly Ju n e 18. W estern
S tates P av in g is the c o n tra c to r for
the $ 3 1 6 ,6 4 8 .1 0 co n tra ct.
F or m o re d etails, co n tac t in ­
sp e cto r G u n th e r K ran n ich o r civil
e n g in e e rC h a rle s Fell at 696-8050.
TRI-MET
238-RIDE
How we g e t
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m a tte rs
TTY 238-5811 • www.tri-met.org
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